non-violent
See also: nonviolent
English
Alternative forms
- nonviolent
Etymology
non- + violent
Adjective
non-violent (not comparable)
- (Of a deed, event etc.) Without violence.
- (Of a person or movement) Opposed to violence.
- (Of a convict) Sentenced for a crime that did not involve violence. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Synonyms
- (opposed to violence): pacific
Antonyms
- violent
Related terms
- non-violence
Translations
without violence
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opposed to violence
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incarcerated for a crime that did not involve violence
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French
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Adjective
non-violent (feminine non-violente, masculine plural non-violents, feminine plural non-violentes)
- non-violent
Further reading
- “non-violent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.